Greece announces the closure of its entire airspace until further notice.. and here is the reason

This paralyzed air communications, stranded thousands of passengers and halted airport operations, according to Reuters.

Flights stopped in Greece

The reasons for this malfunction, which began at dawn on Sunday and quickly worsened, are not yet clear.

The Greek Civil Aviation Authority said that some flights crossing Greek and regional airspace are still operating, but restrictions have been imposed on airport operations for reasons related to Be safe.

Panaiotis Psaros, President of the Greek Air Traffic Controllers Association, told Hellenic Radio and Television (ERT): "For some reason, all frequencies were suddenly cut off… We couldn’t communicate with the planes in the air"

He added that the problem appears to be caused by a breakdown in the central radio frequency systems of the Athens-Macedonia Area Control System, which is the country’s largest air traffic control center, located in Athens.

This center monitors the Athens Flight Information Region, a vast area of airspace under the control of the Greek authorities.

Greek airspace

Flight tracking devices showed that Greek airspace was almost empty.
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The Greek Radio and Television Corporation (ERT) reported that arrivals and departures at airports stopped at exactly nine in the morning local time (07:00 GMT).

This came through a report from the departure lounge at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport in Athens, which was crowded with travelers.